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The Force: Star Wars Franchise Worth Over $30 Billion and Growing

24/7 Wall St. has decided to calculate the total value of the Star Wars franchise ahead of the release of the 3D film "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace" and while ...
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The Digital Omnivore vs. the Couch Potato

The most frightening observation of the new and remarkably comprehensive Comscore “U.S. Digital in Focus: 2012” report is the rise of the “digital omnivore.” These multidevice consumers roam the streets, ...
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LinkedIn 2012 Outlook: EBITDA vs. EPS (LNKD)

LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE: LNKD) is out with its year-end and fourth quarter earnings report.  The company earned $6.9 million or $0.12 per share on non-GAAP on sales of $167.7 million.  ...
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The Case For and Against SIRIUS XM… Value Versus Pandora? (SIRI, P)

SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is always a gamble around earnings because of its massive share count and low price making each penny in earnings per share seem more ...
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Coinstar Ventures With Verizon Against Netflix (CSTR, NFLX, VZ)

Coinstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSTR) is surging this morning on news that it will get to compete even more with Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX).  The operator of box DVD rentals has ...
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Another Losing Runner in the Online Content Race

Many of the companies that have entered the online content business have stumbled. Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) has a service. So does Walmart (NYSE: WMT). There are already several leaders, including ...
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360-Degree Earnings Preview For Amazon.com (AMZN)

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) may be well down from its highs in 2011, but the online retail platform giant is expected to post its fourth quarter earnings after the close ...
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As Facebook Ad Share Surges, Smaller Sites in Danger

New data from online research firm Comscore shows Facebook had 27.9% of the U.S. display advertising market, up from 21% in 2010. Yahoo!’s (NASDAQ: YHOO) share was 11%. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) ...
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Facebook IPO Rumors Growing Louder & Louder (GSVC, MSFT, MS, GS, DSI)

Facebook is now rumored to be filing its IPO paperwork as soon as next week.  The 'rumor' is coming out of a report from the Wall Street Journal that Morgan ...
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Netflix Earnings: When An Implosion Is Less-Bad! (NFLX)

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) has given its highly awaited earnings report.  The online and DVD rental giant reported earnings of $0.73 EPS and $876 million in sales.  Thomson Reuters had ...
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Full 360-Degree Netflix Earnings Preview (NFLX, AAPL, AMZN, GOOG, CSTR)

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is set to report earnings after the close and Wall Street has to be wondering if the bar has been set low enough to clear.  While ...
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Zynga Quiet Period Ends, Analysts Come To Defend (ZNGA)

Zynga, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) has now seen its quiet period end after its December IPO.  Shares were up big yesterday after Robert W. Baird's research team jumped in ahead of ...
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2012 Offers Huge Auto Opportunity If Valuations Can Be Overcome (SIRI, P, F, M)

2012 may seem like a resurgence of the banking sector is afoot, but what about the resurgence of the U.S. auto industry.  The age of the consumer fleet is at ...
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Letting Pandora Take Control Of Your Car (P, SIRI, DISH)

Internet radio company Pandora Media Inc. (NYSE: P) has announced 23 agreements with automakers and after-market suppliers to include the company’s radio player in their product offerings. Pandora also claims ...
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Ford… Loss, Actually NO LOSS (F)

As per a retraction or a correction, CNBC's Phil LeBeau has just retracted (or corrected) his statement that Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) is going to post a loss for ...
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